Elbow Article Annotations

Annotations for Elbow Article

Step 1: Two Kinds of Thinking

The annotations I wrote were a combination of confusion annotations and using my previous knowledge to connect outside sources to the article. For instance, in psychology I learned about the left and right brain and both of their functions. I applied that to the first order thinking and second order thinking because that's what they reminded me of. I also wrote little notes on the side recapping of what I had just read. I connected writing to first order thinking because writing is just jotting your thoughts down and revising as second order thinking. Second order thinking requires more work in a way that you have to think logically and critically. This relates to revising and editing what you write because you have to make sure what you are saying is clear and understandable for whoever is reading it.

If I had a pattern I would say i mark down things that i either don't understand, or ideas within the reading that i find most important.

James - Annotates things that he's interested in. He paraphrases things that he thinks are important, and he's always looking out for what's the main idea of the article

Macy - Underlines the things that are bolder, and highlights things that she thinks is interesting. She also circle things she doesn't understand. She also reads a paragraph and rewrites it in her own words.

I know that it's important to be organized while annotating, but also just write down whatever you’re thinking about what you’re reading.